Praia da Vagueira Wind Stats

The rose diagram shows how frequently and how strongly the wind blows from different directions through a typical July. The largest spokes point in the directions the wind most commonly blows from and the shade of blue implies the strength, with deep blue showing the strongest winds. It is based on 3720 NWW3 forecasts of wind since since 2006, at 3hr intervals, for the closest NWW3 model node to Praia da Vagueira, located 20 km away (12 miles). There are not enough recording stations world wide to use actual wind data. No doubt some coastal places have very localized wind effects that would not be predicted by NWW3. According to the model, the most common wind at Praia da Vagueira blows from the NW. If the rose diagram shows a close to circular outline, it means there is no strong bias in wind direction at Praia da Vagueira. Converseley, dominant spokes represent favoured directions, and the more the darkest shade of blue, the stronger the wind. Spokes point in the direction the wind blows from. Over an average July, the model suggests that winds are light enough for the sea to be glassy (the lightest shade of blue) about 17% of the time (5 days each July) and blows offshore 19% of the time (6 days in an average July). In a typical July wind stronger than >40kph (25mph) was expected for only a single days at Praia da Vagueira

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